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Preserving our heritage / Keith Donohue
Publication details: Washington DC : Center for Arts and Culture, 2001Description: [41] fSummary: Cultural preservation, like the conservation of our natural resources, depends upon political leadership, the resources of civil society, and the popular will. While cultural heritage preservation has not yet become as engrained in the American consciousness as conservation of nature, the movement is growing as greater numbers of people and organizations see cultural resources as critical to the nation’s memory and Americans’ sense of themselves. As Richard Moe, President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, says: “Here in the United States especially, we need old buildings and neighborhoods and works of art and archival documents because they help us to remember the marvelous diversity embodied in the word ‘We.’” Indeed we do. (…) This public interest in preservation results in government policies, programs and support that augment and leverage private efforts. Many of these critical public sector efforts occur at the state and local levels. But in preservation, the federal leadership has provided an essential framework for the myriad of private, local, and state initiatives. This report focuses on the preservation efforts, strategies and structures of the federal government. (...) (Font: Sumari)| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Art, Culture and the National Agenda -- Executive Summary -- Preserving our Heritage -- Buildings and Places -- Artifacts -- Documents and Archives -- Living Cultural Heritage -- Economic Benefits -- Recommendations -- Bibliography -- Web Sites -- Center for Arts and Culture
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